Category: Geology

A river of stones, have you ever seen it?

The river of stones of Orea is an accumulation of thousands of quartzite blocks that covers the slope of the Cerro de San Cristóbal.

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La Aguaspeña

Rock in full formation

The water really does seem to turn to stone in the Aguaspeña, a waterfall active all year round that is a large tuff in formation

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Czech Dropstone

A rock that dragged an iceberg

The Czech Dropstone is a rock that was trapped in glaciers, and when it broke away from the glaciers and fell into the sea, it ended up on the seabed.

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Abandoned Meander of Hoya de la Parra

Old abandoned meander in the Tagus

In the place known as "Hoya de la Parra" is an abandoned meander of the Tagus river, it can be visited following the route of the Taravilla lagoon.

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Categorías Geology Geological Point

Cuevas Labradas alpine folds

Of the most outstanding folds of the Geopark

These Jurassic layers were deposited under a tropical sea that existed in this area and then folded by the Alpine orogeny in the Tertiary.

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Categorías Geology Geological Point

Ancient Volcano of Orea

Witness of other times in these lands

The ancient volcano of Orea bears witness to the fact that there were volcanoes in this area, although not in the same way as we are used to seeing them.

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Categorías Geology Geological Point